Automatic record-stopping device for talking-machines.



R. DE LAN. AUTOMATIC REGRD'SIIBPBINGDEVIGE POE TALKING MACHINES. fxPPLIcAl-'jdgffnmg 1111026, 1911.

zPatented Oct. 29,' 1912.

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WTNESSES 7 \N\/ENTOR m/JTMK Falsi-HE DE I AN 5v HIS ATTORNEY R. DE LAN.- AUTOMATIC RECORD STOPPING .DEVICE FOB TALKING `IACHINES.

APPLIOATION 111.1111 111:0. s, 1911. l

Ptelltedlot. 29, 1912.

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BIGHIE DELAN, or naman'ELPHIA,.*1,Em,mmm'LA AUTOMATIC nnconn-sr'orrme DEVICE Fon Specication'of Letters Patent. f y 29,1912;

Application tiled' Ieceinber 6, 1911.- Beriial Io. 664,722'5.-

To all whom t may concern sound box`arm and Aserving by'engagementl Be it lmown that I, Rlomn Dn LAN,aciti-' with the-advancing" wall of 'said-opening to zen of the United States, residing in Philaarrest the further rotation' of the recorddisk delphia, Pennsylvania, have invented cerafter the end of the recordhas been reached, 60 l tain Improvements in Automatic Recordthe disk, by reason ofjits *contact -with vthe Stopping Devices for Talking-Machines, of baize coveredfs'urface of the turntable, then which the following is a specification. 'acting as a friction brake andgradually The object of my invention is to provide bringing the turntable itself to a standstill. simple and eilective means for automatically In Figs. 1, 3 and #1 of the drawing, the 65 stopping the. rotation of the disk record of. opening in thel record-#disk is repreSnted' a talking machine when the end of the 'recat 8 and the engaging hook at 9, said hook ord is reached, an object which I attain in projecting from a clamp ring -10 which en-` the manner hereinafter set forth,'reference gages Some Convenient Part 0f .thesollldl 50X being had to the accompanying drawings, in Carrying arm, as shown i-nFigS..*2 2l-11d 4# 70 which-- f The hook 9 bears such vrelation to the endl Figure 1 is a side elevation ofone form of 0f the Stylus 4 that when the latter isv traveldisk talking machine with a record-stopping ing in the groove of therecord the hook will device in accordance with my invention, the be abOVe and free from COIItaCt 'With/the -parts being in theposition assumed when surface of the record disk, but, as'soon' as .-75 the end of the record is being approached; the' needle falls into-the opening 8 inl the Fig- .2 is a plan or top view of the`parts record disk, the hook will bepermitted to shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isA a view similar to descend to a point below the top of the disk Fig 1, but Showing the parts in the position and will therefore engage and retain the adassumed after the end of the record has been Vancing wall of the disk, as shown in Fi 80 reached; Fig. Liis a view similar to Fig. 1, 3. In order to prevent the stylus or hoobut'illustrating` the application of my imfrom engaging and injuring the'baize cover proved recordstopping device to a machine ofthe turntable the latter. may have a thin of a slightly different type from that shown metal plate applied to it throughout that in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a plan or top view of portion with which -the hook or needle is 85 the parts shown inFigJL; Figs. 6 to 8 are likely to come into contact, such plate being' sectional views illustrating different con shown for inst-ance at 1/1 in Figs. 1, '3, 4:, 6' structions of turntables for use in connecand 9, or the baize-cove1'-may` beremoved tion 'with my improved record-stopping atfrom the turntable throughout this-area, as tachment, and Figs. 9 to 11 are top views, shown for instance at 12 in Figs. 7 and 10, 90 on a reduced scale, of said turntables. or a special baize covered plate 13 11) In Fig.v 1 of the drawing, 1 represents 'the may be applied to the ordinary baize-covusual sound box'hung by means of the goose;2 ered turntable, the baize cover 'being reneck connection 2 to the free end of the moved from this plate throughout the area swinging arm 3, the diaphragm of the sound likely to be engaged by the retaining hook 40 box being acted upon by the-stylus 4 which or stylus 4.. The hookv9 is preferablyvunderis actuated by the grooves ofthe record so cut, as shown in the drawings, andthe ada-s to vibrate the diaphragm and reproduce vancing wall of the opening 8 is likewise the sounds represented by the. grooves of undercut so as to prevent the hook from bethe record. The disk 5 carrying the record ing-disengaged from the adancing wall of 100 4.5 lies upon the baize-covered surface 6 `of a 1 the opening when'it comes into contact with turntable 7 whichis rotated by means, of a the same, although a hook having a right'- spring or other motor.' angled bend and a record disk having an A serious objection to talking machines as opening with straight wall might 'be used, now used arises from the necessity of stopif desired. The forward end of the open- 50 ping the rotation of the turntable as soon as ing 8 is preferably beveledas shown in'Figs. the reproduction of the record has been'com- 1, 3 and 4, so as to permit the stylus': to pleted,`and it is theobject of my invention slide gently down into the opening, and the to dispense with 'this necessity. This obterm opening as used in this specification ject I attain by formingin the record disk, is also intended to cover a recess which does b5. at the end ofthe record thereon, an opening not extend completely through the record' for the reception of a hook carried by the disk, the latter `form of opening being'pre- 'turntjllle of n talking machine, and the Sounf'gox carrying arm, with a record disk having an opening therein at the end ot the record, and e hook for engaging with the advancing Wall of said opening and arrest- 10 the further rotation of the reeortl.

;2,&The combination of the record-carrying turntable 'of a. talking machine, and the sound-box carrying arm, with a. record disk having an opening therein at the end of the record, and a hook for engnging with the advancing Wall of said opening and arrestingthe further rotation of the record, the

hook b eing inturned and theadvancing Wall of the opening in the record being undercut.

3. The combination of the `baize Covered recordnarrying turntable of a talking ina,- chine,=and the' stylus-carrying sound-box,

' with a record disk having :in openingtherein at the end ofthe record., a hook for enga'ging with the advancing wall of `said mennen opening and arresting the tnv-:therr rotation of the record, and means for proif'enting contact of the, stylus and hook with the bziizecovering of the turntable when s :iid stylus and hook enter the opening in the record. disk.

4. The Combination of the .record-Carrying turntable of a talking machine and the Stylus-oarrying eeundhox, y'with a record disk having :in opening therein :1t-the end of the record, and u hook :t'or engaging with the advancing Wall of said opening and arresting the further rotation ot' the record, said hook bearing suoli relation to the stylus that it will be supported in position above the top of the record While the Stylus is in engagement with the record groove.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my naine to this Specification, in the presence of 'two subscribing Witnesses.

RIC/HIE DE LAN.

ivitnesses KATE A. BEADLE, Hiumfron .D TURNER. 

